abasio Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 Amazing artist though i can't really label him as an IDM artist, for me he only continues where BT stopped and moved to cheese. Very simple structures and sound yet very sweet melodies. 584111[/snapback] IDM or not I really enjoyed that album & the Kettel album too was great! Autechre I found quite boring on 1st listen. Nothing really caught my attention & I found myself inclined to leave the room & tidy up. When listening to the Kettel & Ulrich Schnauss albums I was engrossed in the music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawfly Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Yeah, the new Kettel is really wonderful I can't stop listening to it I love how it feels like a rollercoaster ride with uptempo tracks and the ambient ones and he has really put more effort in his drum programming + the melodies are great as always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Autechre I found quite boring on 1st listen. Nothing really caught my attention & I found myself inclined to leave the room & tidy up. 584148[/snapback] I reckon Tri Repetae is overrated, it has a couple of great tracks (the ambient ones, stud and overand) but on the whole it's their weakest album to my mind. I think it was kind of a transitional album they made as they were changing from ambient to more noisy stuff, and the result is kind of half-arsed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Thanks for the recommendations guys. Today I bought Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By (2CD) Just listened to the 1st CD which was very nice Kettel - My Dogan Which I am listening to now & has started off very cool indeed. & Autechre - Tri Repetae++ 584097[/snapback] Great choices! Schnauss' first album really impressed me. I especially like Blumenwiese Neben Autobahn and Molfsee. His second album, A Strangely Isolated Place, is also very good, more mature, and really shot him into popularity. I haven't heard but samples from My Dogan, but I've heard a lot of Kettel's stuff and he's a fantasticly diverse artist with a pretty extensive output. If you like Kettel you'll really enjoy Plaid, especially the earlier stuff like Not For Threes and Rest Proof Clockwork. I also agree that Tri Repetae is overrated, with only a few outstanding tracks, but what somewhat makes up for it is disk 2, the Anvil Vapre EP, which has got some real gems on it. I still agree that Chiastic Slide, Envane EP and Cichlisuite are better choices. An acquired taste, for sure. If it's too harsh, try Arovane, who in my opinion does this sort of thing with more emotive punch (especially the albums Atol Scrap and Icol Diston). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 in case you have missed that: M-Tronic Free Compilation :: http://tableofelements.free.fr/ btw End - Science/Fiction new album is really nice IDM with a dark ambient edge to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 btw End - Science/Fiction new album is really nice IDM with a dark ambient edge to it. 585397[/snapback] That sounds like something I might like. Dark ambient has always been difficult for me. Some stuff I really like & some stuff I hate. But a dark ambient edge might be more to my liking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I don't like the abstract, noisy, cold, soulless, 'who can make the weirdest sounds, rhythms and random melodies' type of IDM. Ulrich Schnauss however is awesome (has nothing to do with the music I described above)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I don't like the abstract, noisy, cold, soulless, 'who can make the weirdest sounds, rhythms and random melodies' type of IDM. Ulrich Schnauss however is awesome (has nothing to do with the music I described above)... 586311[/snapback] I heard that ulrich schnauss album, very few IDM elements in my opinion.. I usually don't like the TOO noisy and random/experimental IDM just for the sake of it, I do like some more experimental breaks stuff though [e.g Richard Devine]... oh, and check Flint Glass' 2 albums too... Nice blend consisting of IDM/Dark Ambient and some Industrial too[no vocals... ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 I bought another kettle album today, Through Friendly waters which is good apart from the beats on a couple of tracks makes it sound like the CD is skipping which slightly spoils it. I also bought Secede - Tryshasla which is just great, I'd recommend that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I bought another kettle album today, Through Friendly waters which is good apart from the beats on a couple of tracks makes it sound like the CD is skipping which slightly spoils it. I also bought Secede - Tryshasla which is just great, I'd recommend that 597914[/snapback] If you're on a Sending Orbs kick, also look into the Yagya album as well as Funckarma. And if you like the latter, there's a really nice remix CD of their work called Refurbished that has some great artists on it, which might lead you to more good IDM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Toytronic's 12th release: http://www.discogs.com/release/33292 Melodic, Mellow, Laid-back Idm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Toytronic's 12th release: http://www.discogs.com/release/33292 Melodic, Mellow, Laid-back Idm... 597967[/snapback] Toytronic is a solid way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symphoid Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 IDM stands for "Intelligent Dance Music", which is sort of silly, but the good stuff backs up the awkward title. I prefer the term "Braindance". It started back in the early nineties and was pioneered by the Rephlex and Warp labels, both of which are still releasing music. 583496[/snapback] Braindance...that's brilliant! For me, it's definetly more of a psychological kinesis than it is physical. Although a few Aphex tracks got me moving. "Vordshbn", I think it's spelled, always makes me move. It has an offbeat syncopation that I fell in love with the first time I listened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Braindance...that's brilliant! For me, it's definetly more of a psychological kinesis than it is physical. Although a few Aphex tracks got me moving. "Vordshbn", I think it's spelled, always makes me move. It has an offbeat syncopation that I fell in love with the first time I listened. 598062[/snapback] I usually detest Aphex Twin's music, but I've also fallen deeply in love with two of his tracks: Alberto Balsalm and Rhubarb. The first was given to me on a compilation by an old Psynews friend. The second I heard in one of the Salad Fingers movies, and wish I had the full thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabamaru Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 sweet topic! let me add a couple of recommendations myself, n5MD is a label releasing quality IDM music, you could start from: Spark - The Robotic Girl Next Door, 2002 (a bit simple but very melodic IDM) Run_Return - Metro North, 2005 (IDM played by a ...band! Drums, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, cello, piano, vibraphone, synthesizers and other little thingies. It has a retro feeling mainly beause of its synths) Also, I would recommend the compilation Everything is Green, 2004 as essential!! This is for me one of the best IDM compilations in a looong time, and one of the very best of Toytronic's impressive catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 too much!!! aaargh where to begin??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 If you're on a Sending Orbs kick, also look into the Yagya album as well as Funckarma. And if you like the latter, there's a really nice remix CD of their work called Refurbished that has some great artists on it, which might lead you to more good IDM. 597932[/snapback] I've seen the Yagya album everywhere I go. It looks very... pink! I didn't know how it would sound & the pinkness turned me off a bit (I still quite fancied it but still not 20 odd euros worth) but if it's good I'll look out for it cheap I'll look out for that remix album too, looks to be quite good. sweet topic! let me add a couple of recommendations myself, Spark - The Robotic Girl Next Door, 2002 (a bit simple but very melodic IDM) 598075[/snapback] Such a fantastic title! I want it just for that! too much!!! aaargh where to begin??? 598171[/snapback] How about at what you like the most? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Also, I would recommend the compilation Everything is Green, 2004 as essential!! This is for me one of the best IDM compilations in a looong time, and one of the very best of Toytronic's impressive catalog. 598075[/snapback] Thats probably the best IDM comp i've heard,did well when asked you that time. Toytronic ... besides Abfahrt Hinwil,im very impressed by Ochre and Loess' 3D concepts Part 2. Oh and another gem by Ochre,released in another label http://www.discogs.com/release/728110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 How about at what you like the most? 598175[/snapback] Huh? that's the problem I don't know what I'm gonna like the most and I can't check them all since I don't download music.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Huh? that's the problem I don't know what I'm gonna like the most and I can't check them all since I don't download music.... 598248[/snapback] So tell us what you like the most from that which you have bought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 So tell us what you like the most from that which you have bought! 598253[/snapback] that's the problem I havn't bought any IDM yet (altough I am familiar with afex twin, whom I like very much and autechre) I would be looking for melodic/ambient/idm....any recomendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time_Trap Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 that's the problem I havn't bought any IDM yet (altough I am familiar with afex twin, whom I like very much and autechre) I would be looking for melodic/ambient/idm....any recomendations? 598266[/snapback] check Displacer - Moon Phase (2003) for a start... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Thats probably the best IDM comp i've heard,did well when asked you that time. Toytronic ... besides Abfahrt Hinwil,im very impressed by Ochre and Loess' 3D concepts Part 2. Oh and another gem by Ochre,released in another label http://www.discogs.com/release/728110 598185[/snapback] I'm a fan of that compilation, too. The first Toytronic compilation, Neurokinetik, is also very good. And yeah, the latest Ochre is very sweet indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 check Displacer - Moon Phase (2003) for a start... 598319[/snapback] will do, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 that's the problem I havn't bought any IDM yet (altough I am familiar with afex twin, whom I like very much and autechre) I would be looking for melodic/ambient/idm....any recomendations? 598266[/snapback] Not bought much myself yet but from what I've got so far I can recommend Kettel - My Dogan Through Friendly waters Volleyed Iron Secede - Tryshasla Ulrich Schnauss - Far Away Trains Passing By. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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